Framing device.



F. C. TAYLOR. FRAMING DEVICE.

APPLJCATION FILED MAR. 2 2 1917.

Patented Nov. 5, 1918.

FREDERICK C. TAYLOR, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR TO FERDI- NAND McOANN, OF SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA.

FRAMING DEVICE.

1,283,595. I Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Nov, 5 1918 Application filed March 22, 1917. Serial N 0. 156,573.

To all whom it may concern: a. The gear 6 meshes with a gear a which Be it known that I, FREDERICK O. TAYLOR, is constrained to revolve with the shaft 6 a citizen of the United States, residing at and whereby intermittent motion is impartthe city of Philadelphia, in the county of ed to the sprocket The carrier 0 has Philadelphia and State of Pennsylvania, curved slots a formed on an arc, the center 60 have invented certain new and useful Imof which is in the axis of the shaft 6 so provements in Framing Devices, of which that the shaft 6 can move with the arm 0 the following is a specification; by which said shaft is carried. The slots My invention relates to a framing device are formed in both the plate and the arm 10 for moving picture machines, and the object of the carrier 0 V 5 is to provide a simple and inexpensive de- This arrangement provides a joint in the vice with which the framing of the picture framing mechanism, which maintains a on the film can be accomplished with great fixed relation between the star wheel and ease and comparatively no strain on the the pinion but which allows an up-andfil down movement of the intermediate sprocket 70 With the above and other objects in view, without interfering with the proper engagethe nature of which will more fully appear ment of the gears by means of which the inas the description proceeds, the invention termediate sprocket is driven. consists in the novel construction, combi- The film from the upper constantly nation and arrangement of parts as heredriven feeding sprocket 0 is threaded 75 inafter fully described, illustrated and through the framing gate d, the proper loop claimed. In the accompanying drawings being provided above the framing gate. In forming part of the application, similar leaving the gate the film is engaged with the characters of reference indicate correspondintermediate sprocket 0 from where. it is 25 ing parts in both views. directed to the lower constant feed sprocket 0 Figure 1 is a side elevation of a moving of", each of the feeding sprockets being pro picture machine equipped with a framing vlded with a proper guiding roller 0 which device embodying my invention; and maintains the film in proper engagement Fig. 2 is a section on the line 22, Fig. 1. with the corresponding feeding sprocket, a Referring to the drawings, a is the plate suitable projector-lens 6 being located on or bed on which the mechanism is mounted, the plate a in alinement with the framing to which is secured firmly the framing gate 03, the shutter 0 being also mounted on mechanism carrier 0 and which is in the the plate in operative relation with the proform a plate having a branch 0 extendjector-lens. motion being imparted to said 35 ing parallelly to the plate and rigid thereconstant feeding sprockets and shutter in with preferably at the rear end. The plate the well-known way. By manipulating the (i also carries constant feed sprockets 0, rod 0 the arm 0 is moved and in conse- 0 disposed above and below, respectively, quence the film advanced or retarded, and of the carrier 0. The intermittent feed whereby the picture on a film is framed with 40 sprocket 0 is constrained to revolve with a the opening in the gate 0?. shaft e which bears in an arm 0, one end I c aim: v of which is pivotally connected on the shaft 1. In a framin device for moving picture c which bears in the carrier 0 The other machines, a carrier, a gear revolubly mountend of the arm carries a threaded nut 0 ed in the carrier, meansfin said carrier for 45 which is hinged at the said end of arm. imparting to said gear an intermittent mo- A rod 0 threaded in the nut has a bearing tion, an arm. pivotally mounted in the car- 0 on the plate a, which allows the rod to rier so that the axis of its pivot is in alineturn but prevents longitudinal movement ment with the axis of the gear, means for of said rod relatively to the plate, whereby moving the arm on its pivot, a shaft revolu- 50 the arm 0 can be moved on its pivot, that bly mounted in the arm, a sprocket on said is, on the shaft e shaft constrained to revolve therewith, and The shaft 6 carries a gear 6 and a star a second gear constrained to revolve with wheel e constrained to revolve with the the shaft and in mesh with the'first-mengear and which is turned intermittently by tioned gear, said carrier having arcuate 55 a pin wheel 6 also revolving in the carrier slots engaged by said shaft, the center of curvature of 2. Ina framing device for moving-pie ture machines, a revoluble pin wheel having 5 a fixed axis, a wheel, said star wheel having also a .fixe axis, an arm pivotally mounted on the axis of'the starf wheel, means for controlling the ivotal movement of the arm, a sprocket revolubly mounted on the arm, and motion transmission means from the star wheel to the. rocket.

3. n a framing device for moving-pioture machines, a pivotally-mounted arm,v a 15 sprocket revolubly mounted on said am, a

gear constrained star wheel driven by said pm to revolve with the sprocket, a second gear in mesh with the first and coaxial with the pivot of the arm, means for controlling the movement of the arm on its pivot, and means for revolving 2( said second gear having a stationary axis outside of the pivot of the arm.

In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my signature in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

FREDERIOK C. TAYLOR.

Witnesses:

J. WALTER DouonAss, Gnonen W. Wrmus. 

